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These days I have been all about soups and it was about time to try a soup that has been on my mind for a while now, a jalapeno popper inspired soup! Jalapeno poppers are jalapenos that are stuffed with cheese and either breaded and deep fried until crispy or wrapped in bacon and grilled and I figured that a soup with a the flavours of these tasty little treats would be simply amazing. With the flavours already set this recipe pretty much writes itself! Everything starts out with the jalapenos, cream cheese, cheddar and of course the bacon which is added to a broth and although this would make for a pretty good soup all by itself I wanted to bulk it out a bit and I decided to do so by adding chicken, white beans and a bit of corn. With this we have almost every aspect of the jalapeno popper covered but we are still missing that crunch of the breaded deep fried popper which I added by serving the soup with tortilla chips, either for crumbling on top or for dipping and scooping!

I just had to make this soup now because we are throwing our friend Bev, from Bev Cooks, a virtual baby shower and I know how much she enjoys spicy food! Congratulations Bev! Check out below for links to all of the other tasty recipes made for Bev's shower!

Garnish the soup with extra bacon and cheese!

Serve the jalapeno popper chicken soup topped with crumbled tortillas or use them to scoop this tasty soup that eats like a dip!

directions

Cook the bacon in a large sauce pan until crispy, set aside on paper towels to drain and pour off the excess grease.

Heat the oil in the pan over medium heat, add onion and jalapeno peppers and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.

Add the broth, bacon, chicken and beans and simmer for 15 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Add the corn, cream cheese and cheddar cheese and stir it in until the cheeses melt.

For Slow Cooker: Cook the bacon, optionally implement steps 2 & 3, place everything except the beans, corn and cheese into the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-10 hours or high for 2-4 hours before adding the reserved ingredients and continuing to cook until cheese melts.Note: Use as many jalapenos as you like, optionally removing the seeds to reduce the heat. I recommend starting with fewer and adding more until you get the desired level of heat. If the soup is too hot, try adding more cream cheese to moderate the heat.Option: Serve topped with crumbled tortilla chips to get the jalapeno popper crunch.Option: If you would like the soup to be thicker, add 2-4 tablespoons of flour after step 3 and let it cook for a few minutes before moving on to step 4.

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comments:

You are correct this soup does look and sound simply amazing! I love it when the flavors of my favorite things are used in another way. Soup is a perfect vehicle for spicy + cheesy + bacony flavors. Mmmm

I made this tonight and followed recipe to a T. You all are right, it looks good. Great photography! Looks better than it tastes. The heat was there, but thats it!! No other flavor came through. When I make soup I rely on flavor from ingredients not salt and pepper. It never thickened up,or tasted cheesy. I'd give it 2.5 stars.

Jeff: I'm sorry it did not work out for you and I am really surprised that the jalapeno, cream cheese, cheddar and bacon flavours did not come through for you... This soup was not designed to thicken, if you want it to thicken you can either puree half of the beans or add 1/4 cup flour just after the garlic and let it cook for a few minutes before adding the broth.

I got unanimous rave reviews from my family about this, which is a minor miracle because my children have totally different tastes and rarely like the same foods/recipes. Thank you!!

Also I made a "grown-up" mac and cheese recipe this weekend from Ina Garten (gruyere, blue cheese and cheddar) and incorporated some blue cheese shortbread into the crumb topping (just put a few in the food processor with the bread crumbs) - it really added something to the dish so thank you for that too! Again, love your blog Kevin, looking forward to trying the orange and chocolate shortbread next!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.